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Volume 2 · Dharma Veda · Chapter 3 · Dharma Saṃhitā - Short Hymns of Duty

दया-न्याय-युग्मम्

Canon Rev1 / Commentary Rev1 (25 December 2025)

Sanskrit

दया विना न्यायः क्रूरः, न्यायो विना दया तमः । उभयोर्योग एव धर्मः, लोक-शान्ति-प्रदायकः ॥

IAST

dayā vinā nyāyaḥ krūraḥ, nyāyo vinā dayā tamaḥ | ubhayor yoga eva dharmaḥ, loka-śānti-pradāyakaḥ ||

English (literal)

Justice without compassion is cruel; compassion without justice is darkness. Their union is Dharma.

English (poetic)

Mercy with justice.

Commentary

Bhāṣya

The hymn declares a double truth: justice without compassion becomes cruelty; compassion without justice becomes fog. In civic life, this is the balance between enforcement and rehabilitation, between protection of the innocent and recognition of human fallibility. Propaganda often tears this pair apart: one side weaponizes ‘law and order’ to justify oppression; another side weaponizes ‘compassion’ to excuse harm. Param Veda refuses both. The ethical state designs systems that are firm, transparent, and repair-oriented. In interfaith life, the same balance applies: protect communities from harm (justice), while refusing hatred and collective punishment (compassion). Peace is not sentimental; it is engineered through this union.

Praśna–Uttara

Student
“Which is higher, justice or compassion?”
Teacher
“They are one body with two hands.”
Student
“How do I know I have both?”
Teacher
“When you can protect without despising.”

Prayoga

  1. In disputes, state the harm and the repair.
  2. Prefer restorative steps before punitive ones when safety allows.
  3. Make rules explicit and evidence-based.